The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-30 00:00:00

__a MON E y ISARKETI SHARE MARKETS,—This Days -.6.________ AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOL O• ----- gl.HiltrilE,ClAL INTELLIGENCE, abate Railways. ' paid. Closing I Business Price. i done. ___....___—... 29. 18.14.1131 r., Wol., and St r . V a l. I a ll u sual at 11!ythe end Ty ne. f 100 CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. st j Bristol and Exeter lOO 88 00 A very active demand for discount accommoda- at Caledonian ..,... 100 132 134 1321 e`ol• a •,-T1 1 1 11R"Qu a:l tics has again been experienced in the general 20 all 6 7 10 money market. Bankers an d b ro k ers requ i re the 10 D,) A ! - ets no ctivl all __ Do. B tilldpo.p an. has full quotation of 6 per cent. for the negotiation ofbeen paid to 13. i all Y. , 50 Dubli n & B e lf ast Jude 1 all 34 36 ce ded the best commercial bills, and es a consequence of so Dun.,Perth,irAb. J uno :l all 16 17 this stringency a great portion of the mercantile :1 t w a t , ti g e . u a rg A s t W e a s T e o rr w i 1 , 2 81 11)(1)8 it to community has resorted to the Bank of England at Great Eastern, Ord. stk; 100 474 181 471 8 pot at Ditto A st oo k ' 100 for the assistance th e y rt qu i re . st Ditto East A ng li an et 100 71 81 ;pent ,bout The Bank of England return for the ast week :1 'GreatNorthot rel Scotland; 100 - Pt Northern I 100 131 136 s al Do 11. rookl 100 155 157 157} ff c o l d shows to what great extent applications for discount i 100 130 132 vial , have been made to the authorities. The changes st Gt. s. an IW. of Irel an. i' 100 89 21. mesa are rather unfavourable, but, for the most part, are 111. "rteloitZe'AT-46iV!, igg 79 89 80 7" 3 4 3te d t: peculiar to the present season. A nnexe d are the et Do. South wales .... 00 67 69 084 7 T . particulars : at Do. %Ves t Mi d . -oxford 100 i. 58 60 59} .t Do Newport 100 44 46 st Do H ereford, rat. 100 102 101 Active Circulation .. .. .. £19 , 372 , 985 the lncrease .. .. .. 155,655 at Lancashi re & Y orkshire 160 116 1 117 116 j i 4 .. at London and Blaokwall 100 84 65 844 4 a TIP Bullion .. .. .. .. .. 14,100,974 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast; 100 1051 1061 106 }5l i v ed Decrease es is os se 206,786 at Lon., Chat., and Dover; 100 38 40 Rest .. .. .. .. .. 3,356,854 st • Lon. & North western 100 1211 122} 1221 }4 2 a nd Increase • . • • • • • • 14,497 at Lon. & So'.th Westernl 100 97 98 934 the Public Deposits .. .. .. 8,601,125 at Man., Shef., & Linoolni 100 63 65 611 50 Mary -port and Carlisle.' all - Increase .. .. .. .. 906,509 11 Do } shares all leg Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 13,040,643 st Metropolitan all 122 125 124 31 44 Si Lby Increase .. .. .. .. 112,836 st Midland Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 437,450 st Do Binning. & Derby 100 109 111 Decrease .. 00 00 00 14,127 50 \lid. (it. W. of Ireland all *5 Do. 1 shares rO 3 Government Securities • . .. 10,824,542 26 Mid Neat ... all Increase e• •• •• • . 350,000 rist st North British Other Securities .. .. .. 19,786,541 st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 254 161 'ger Increase .. .. .. ... 1,032,056 at Nth. Eastern—Berwich 100 1111 115} 115 the Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 8,663,490 86 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.1 Decrease .. .. .. .. 294 , 010 - at Do Leeds lOO 731 744 731 r to at Do York t oo At the tenth annual meeting of the Law Union at Do. s poC t a o r o Tale lOO & Darling* all 874 381 .erg, Fire and Life Insurance Company the report stated 25 Do do 1855-58 l9 11 12 p 26 Do do 1/PIC.OI2Ii the that in the fire department 4,189 new policies had at North London •• • • 100 90 12(5) t O f been issued during the year, insuring £2,320,463, 10 Do New ..... Do New, 1864 . 4 1 14 D )ore and yielding in premiums .£5,493 ; and in the life st North Staffordshire all 79 60 , er e department, 268 new policies, insuring £173,075, Scott at idsibleVn•trjatluotion ,• • all 10/ 11 I 100 138 4 ;42 4 aae3 yielding in premiums £6,048. A dividend of 8 per at Scot N. E., Aber. stook 100 Do Soot, Mto , 100 cent, on the paid-up capital was declared. 10 Shrews. and Welohpool' all ere st Shropshire Union lOO 58 63 v ed There were no bullion operations at the Bank st South Devon ..... ' 100 44 16 451 41 l ae, yesterday. st South E as t ern I 100 851 66 86 } 64 ' 20 Staines, Wok.,andWok I all 8 9 !ed.- The adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs . st Taff Vale.. ! 100 163 168 10 Do c ace Ey les, Evans, H an d s , an d W e ll s, wee held yesterday. st Vale of Neath . 3 1 100 I 1, 31 9 lll` st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 — eat After a lengthened discussion as to the liabilities, st West Cornwall lOO 1 38 40 st W. Ilartlepoolllar.,nt lOO — and the probable result of the liquidation, which , the was fully explain e d b y M r Whi te, the accountant, 1 ar- . it was unanimously resolved to accept a composition ,pt. of lls in th e p oun d at f our, e i ght, and twelve --- BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ----- by , months, Closing 3har. Railways Paid. Pride. Brininess don. 100 +.tlantie &St Lawrence all 58 60 ari CITY, Two O'CLOCK. sk 1 Z u . : l 6 3ar e o r da,Tnt In i „ 16 - 6 to , .„, Q.• At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's 20 Do. E. ,5hare5......... lu }dis ip °r' ; 1: 0 4 ,i v : l ii, i o a . lo And Lake Iluroz all 5 64 1 Telegram, the 3 p er cen t. F rench Renter were Preference ...... all 81 91 66f. 10c. Fi rm . 10 , I ,tutfalo,Brant,&G o d r i o l 10, - - he , p. ot. bd s . Aug . 1 , 187 Very little business has been transacted to-day t i le 0 ) 0. do. July 1, 187 100 75 80 en e o. do. Jun... 1. ls; 100 in the market for the English Funds, and the same st 31 cutta.&S.Eastn.(L9n 100 98 100 )1 4 at 'apeTown k Dock Seri 100 8) 85 may be reported of the other departments of the iO, 100 Demerara 7p.0. per. pi all Stock Exchange. The quotations upon the whole 4te-Ck ttlaitln. Bengal gu. 3p. Ith, 103 104 stook a.ast Indian, Lat. sp. a 100 104 1)5 :14 are very firmly supported. Consols,are 891 I-, for 20 Do. do. J Ext.... 5 061 stook band TrunS, of Caus,,t, lUU 201 211 21 201 transfer, and 891 2 for ; tLe tee/I/rt. New he I 1 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds at , Threes and Reduced A nnu iti es are 881 -1-; do. 5 1 charge o per cent all 81 91 100 Do. do I'm Bond,— sit 70 72 per Cents., 1873, 103 f ; and India Bonds, 6s to 100 Do. do. defeired...... all 61 64 A, 10s. prem. Bank Stock is quoted 240, and India Ix ) g o o . . (21c10.1a'reit3,1,.rrBoodnds... ate gg gg n, doa 212, ex div. 100 Do. 3d P/ ef. stoclL:. all 53 54 613 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 47 60 ' There is rather less firmness in the Foreign 100 Do. 4th lref. stock... all 28 30 29 id Market, and business is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 28 30 r stook (3 t.lncltal'enln.gua.sp.c 100 101 102 1011 ' 1862, are 721 I; do. Consolides, 481 i i t ; Mexi. 20 Do. Gu 4. 5 per cent.. 12 pr 4p Lie can, 291 ii ; do. New, 27a 2- ; Greek, 231 I; Span. 'trek •In'ea l =ll l 4it 4 pr 4p fst3 ish Passive, 321 1 ; do. Certificates, 141 i ; the guaranteed 5 per oent 100 101 103 et stock Do. 41 per oent lOO Confederate Loan, 55 57; the Egyptian, ilk pm. ; stock Do. . .. 2 10 It n W o io t • w Canada Share. all 81 9 81 the Danubian, I, dis par; and the Montevidean, 21 :3 le , si prem. 100 Do. 6 p.e. '73 with't opt all 83 00 It Iso 00 Bra 6 In the Railway Share M ar k e t th e d eal i ngs have Indian nch Limited a 21l 1 80 1 2 d E been on a very moderate scale, and prices have not stook Mtdr o 3 4 s ir r o a . r i , ex 5 t p e . n o si 0 . ; 100 1 100 1/ 8 )1 1001 } t sS varied to any important extent. Caledonian have stook Do. 11 d 0........ 100 91 03 0, stookdeclined £l, and Brighton, 5 5 . ; w hil e M etropo li tan Do. Fifth Extension. 2 C k lielb.Corp 6p. o Bndr 100 a have improved s s . ' 50 Melb..Sk If Obrios Bay. all 59 61 t 20 Newßrunswiek &Cand. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Class A and B. all 3 5 c 1- V.M.C'daB po Ist 1 bdr 100 82 S 4 material change as regards value. stock Soinde ...... —.. , , (100 101 108 d ,r stock Do. Delhi Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are a shade flatter. t 1 100 10 4 21 10 9 31 a Do. do '-' Imperial Ottoman have receded to 161 ; Acs- at Do. l'unjaub ..•.: :°' ; 1/0 103 106 Stook Do.lndus.St.Flo,J '' floc 95 97 tralian Agricultural to 20; Crystal Palace Stock to 22; while Peninsula and O r i en t a l S team have ad . 0 "anced to 781. 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ft I -- British C o l um bi a , 6 peri 8 cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 n _ Do. do. 1883.... 100 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ls 1 ;:tn.Goc.6 p.o.Ja. &J u 1) -- 1877-81 ....«.. .-.. 100 99 101 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 3;per Cent. Consols - Do. ap. c. Feb. & * Au g 100 97 99 w a Do Account, Jan. 10 8 94 Do. 6p. D. Mar. & Sept. 100 97 99 Do. 6p. o. Jan.&July. 10C 88 90 'New 3 p e r Cent. BBl 4 4 per Cent. Reduced BB4 i - Do. 5 Inscribed st oo l 100 88 89 m 3 New 24 p er Cent. Jan. 1894 - - 3 a Do. Oct._Pe G.Llope, 6 p o,187: 100 .08 10 8 6 PI Ap & 1881 100 1(6 10 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 lO3l 3 - D0.189i 100 06 108 m Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. Jan. & J u ly. 1 891 .. 100 •• 09 111 110 -- .;eywn, N0v.1863, 6p . 100 102 101 M Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 - Do. 1878, do. 100 19 112 sv Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 - - Asuritius 6 p.cent.lB73 "00 406 107 t 2 a2 , llequer Bills, £l,OOO, 41per Cent..... - •- Do. 1878 100 06 tee th Do £5OO - - Do. 1882 100 !CO 108 Do £lOO and £2OO - -- Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 04 It 6 Bank Enland Stk V.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.6rJuly 100 98 10 1 DJ Account ' ,51 per. Ct. . . Du. sp. c.,18/1 to bit 100 96 97 tO I NDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —, Do. d0.,1888 ( I zupwch 100 94 PO India Stock, 101 p er C en t,, A pr il 1874 - vow Zealand 6 p cent 100 106 107 pr Do Account 212 15 x d - N7ova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875. lOO 99 101 vil Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 193 Account _ - lueensland Ge v . 6p. a. 100 104 10S 1014 Via " Da 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 3.Aus G OV . 6 p. e .1t 6 8-. 100 Do. 1•78 &a l war d.... 100 . 1 0 7 10 9 no Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - - Vto.Gov.lsp.c. Ja.&July 100 ju Do 51 per Cent. ' May, 1879 - - Do. io 6 p. o . An.dkOot. • 100 100 107 1064 I ....... Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds .81,000 8 6 10 pm BRITISH MINES. ex I Do under £l,OOO - 't 1 FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ,r.lbrian Consol. Gold Chiverton i.uiu Amalgamated.. - von G. Con.. (Tavist. - Drakewaßs.. • - Bassett (Illogan).. - Mast Caradon - Carts 8rea........ - East Grenvill e - East Lovell - A` '1 ltusf. , el(Tavistli. ;arn..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen 4 Great Laxey, 1ien...;... . - Areal. South rolgus... - ;. Wheal Vor (Delete/I - ;renville... - ierc.d's-Foot - ling - sten Downs - Ilari.Taret (Uny Lelani - larke Valley.. 4 •lyndv Iron Ore (Lim. .... - Ven &ton Thrth Down,' - North Roskear. . - IN Baseet (1 I [NIA) - , rorth Wheal Crotty - Prosper erovidenee(Eny Lelui. - south Caradon(St.Cleer Wheal Fran. (Illogan - stray Park - Fin Crott - West Basset (Illogan) - W Cr radon (Liskeard - West Chiverton - West Seton . ..... - Wheal Basset (Illogan Wheal Buller (Bedruth WhealLndcott ....... : Mary Ann Caen. - Wheal Seton . . - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.' - Wheal Union & 1 6i 74 32 7.3 580 600 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent zrazillan 5 per Cent Do 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 — 2.1.0. muenos Ayres 6 per Cent ( hilian 6 per Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. 1)0 5 per Cent. 1864 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 4 per Cent, 1863 b „, Do 5 per C en t., 1773-77, £25 pa id — pm '"' luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. — 'fs'yptian 7 per Cent 961 Do, Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do 1864 .. 941 951 Do Scrip, £l5 paid - pm bo Account Pm 'reek 5 per Cent. , 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. .. Do Account Do Coupons.. b De Account 'hatemala 5 per Cent a —. bo 1839 an d 180 4 I talian 5 per Cent.(Alaremmana Railway) , s exican 3 per Cent "0 Account Do 1864.. • Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French B 0 Scrip, £53 paid.... 1. 4 '0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — di e x d i o orish Imperial 5 per Cent 4 ~\.v Granada .. 4 ,, , ) 0 2 per C0nt..... ii,- ) 0 Deferred '-',O Land Warrants (Hectares) - Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — la Do do Aug., 1866 — 4 Uvian 41 per Cent .. Do 3 pe r Cent. (I:7ribarren).. — 0 4/ per Cent., 1862 .. l , , 0 Account tuguese 3 per Cent,, 1853 1 ., 0 Account .. "0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, .62,'3.. 481 / D k 0 Account .. killsian 5 per Cent 1822, £ St., — " 0 4i per Cent., 1850 — b o no b o 3 Dp per er Cent, Cent 1859 54 0 5 o 1862 1864 4 1t 1) ,. 0 Scrip, £B5 paid pm 0 “lirtia 5 per Cent n p tih ° . Account Blt t eh 3 per Cent D° Account — 1 ) 0 New Deferred h° Account ,b 0 Passive Y 11 4,„° Account .. 32j 1 . illish Cert. of Coup n o t f un d e d — Iti w , ° Account.. ;4,, °,1 1 sh, 4 per Cent fpish 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. ° Account .. t° (16 per Cent. 1858 ° Account 7 Ol a ali £lOO Bonds 1)! 6 per Cent. 1862 l 0 Account • • 72 i t i 1.) o ° £ l OO Bonds.. 72t 6 1) per Cent. 1863 o GI th., uaratteed, 4 per Cent... .. ..j'j4leli.L 3 per Cvat. ....... .< .. ==== • • b o R Acconnt -- b o - Per Cent., 1862 j b, t ,Account.... 1:),,,0 P Cent., 1864 't per Cent Ntrsbividends on the above payable in London. 'I ' I ", sper Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. i ktz t ' 1 ,14 1 4 ,4i per Cent., Ex. 25f — 4p 5 , 4 i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — ire1 1 ,, 4 , Per Cent. Certificates 1 k 6 ' 14 Rented, 3 per Cent. — ,2 per Cent.. 1861, Ex. 25 francs — ~by"`e.cout 651 11., 1411 Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. "013.tese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — c'le THREE O'CLOCK. o A oney 89& woot it t S 9 a t 14.( 60, all 78. 214 3 291 9.8.0 7.1. e. to 6.7 11 10.17. f 3.5.t -8 58i 7 lARES. a per cent.. 66,E PREFERENCE S Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per.cent., 321 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pf., 99 London, Chatham, (tc., Metrop, Ext., B 6:per cent., 92 Ditto, 6 per cent, C, 701 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 94 S. York. and River Dun, 10! FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 01 Great Luxembourg, 121 a Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 191 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, Oa Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 91 FOREIGN MINEB f Alamillos, limited, q Cape Copper, lim., Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., BANKS., Agra and Masterman's (lim.), 137. 5 Alliance tltm.). 36 61 5 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd ,19 Australasia, Ditto. new, 651 Bank of British Columbia, 18 City, 1 64 7 Consolidated Bank, lira., 114 Ifuropean Bank, lira., 134 Imperial Bank (1 1 / 1 2.), 344 imperial Ottoman, 16f London and Brazilian (11m.),r. - 482 London Chartered MINX of Ausuralia, 241 4 London and County, .83 24 34 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, Urn., 104 11 10a 10 London Joint Stock, Ditto, new, 374 London and South African,:22l Merchant Bank, lira., 2)4 National Provincial of England, 155 Oriental Banx Corporation. 575 Scinde, runlaub, and Delhi. lirn., 1l 6 Union of Australia, 544 Union of London, 58 5 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72i it 2i MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 20 City Offices, lim., 5 44 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8} Credit Foncier and Mob'lier of England, 81- Ditto (X 2), sitf Crystal Palace. 32 Ebbw Vale, 41 figyptian Coin and Trading, lim., 58 Fore - street Warehouse, lim., Oen. Credit and Finance of London. lim.. 7} f I mperi,l Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 8 i Indian Carrying, lim., 1 International Financial Society, lira., 7 I Joint Stock Discount, lint., 84 London and Caledonian garine, lim., 5} 0 ITE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1864. MISCELLANEOUS —Continued. London Financial Association, lira., 24 31, London General Omnibus Company, 3} i Milwall Iron Works, 4i I I. ational Discount Company, lim., 16i I National Provincial Marine, 31 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 19, Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira., Ditto (Cl),. 6 Ocean Ai arine Insurance),:26ii Peel River Land and Mineral, 41 Peninsula and Oriental steam, , Si Ditto, new, 481 9 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 3i Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7i Universal Marine, Insurance, lint., 5: Warrant Finance, lim., 9 The Condemned Convict Butler, A public meeting of the inhabitants of Worcester was held at the Guildhall in that city yesterday to adopt a memorial to the Home Secretary for a re mission of the capital sentepce pissed on John But ler for the murder of Carolina Gulliver at Holt. The chair was taken by the Mayor (Mr J. D. Perrins) and several aldermen and members of the local Town Council were present. The MAYOR, in opening tbo proceedings, said he had convened the meeting in compliance with the requisition signed by a body of his fellow-citizens, and having explained that there was no desire to arraign trial by jury, he called upon Mr E. L. WILLIAMS, engineer to the Severn Navigation Commissioners, who spoke at some length, reopening the whole of the facts connected with the trial of Butler. These may be briefly re capitulated here. Butler, it may be remembered, was lock-keeper at the Holt lock of the Severn nevi• gation, and the deceased woman was his housekeeper. One Saturday night Mrs Gulliver went to a neigh bour's and complained of Butler's ill-treatment, that he had threatened her and thrown her bonnet into the river. The neighbour offered her a bed for the night, but she said she would go back to the house, and did so. Shortly afterwards she was heard cry ing out " You -- old rogue," " You -- old vil lain," and this we s followed by a noise described by the witnesses as of the bleating of a sheep. Next day Mrs Gulliver was missing, and, being questioned about her, Butler said he supposed she was gone to see her friends. Suspicion arose, and the river being dragged, the body of the woman was found a few days later in the river at the mouth of the lock with marks of violence on the head. Upon this evidence the prisoner was found guilty of murder, and Mr. Justice Bytes expressed his approval of the verdict and sentenced him to death. Mr Williams now maintained that the evidence did not warrant such a verdict, and stated that the barristers engaged in the case both for the prosecution and the defence had expressed opinions that there ought not to have been a conviction upon such evidence as was given on the trial, and that several magistrates had ex pressed a similar opinion. He therefore felt it to be his duty to do all he could to save from an ignomi nious death one who for 20 years had faithfully done his duty in his position as lock-keeper under the Severn Commissioners, It was not for him (Mr Williams) to say that Butler was innocent. God only knew his innocence or guilt, but he had his own opinion on the matter, :and there was sufficient doubt in the case to warrant them in the step which they proposed to take. The question for them to consider, then, was whether the evidence brought forward on the trial was sufficiently reliable and strong to warrant the taking away of the life of a human being. He maintained that it was not, and proceeded to analyse the evidence of several of the witnesses, charging one of them (Police-sergeant Mathews) with going into the prisoner's cell at one o'clock in the night to " tout" for evidence against him. He arraigned the evidence of another witness us not reliable, and accounted for the taciturnity of the prisoner after the woman's disappearance by his characteristic moroseness of disposition. In conclu■ sion, he put it to the meeting whether, supposing that Butler had in the heat of passion struck the de ceased woman a blow which had resulted in her death, they were on that mere supposition to take away his life. Mr R. T. REA, coroner, mentioned some facts connected with the case which were not brought forward on the trial, and Mr CLUTTERBUCK, attorney, on the same point, recommended that supplementary evidence be laid before the Home Secretary and the judge before whom Butler was tried. Mr Alderman LEA moved the adoption of a memorial to the Home Secretary. He wished to ex press no: opinion on the subject of capital punish. ment, but he bad signed the requisition to the Mayor from his own personal knowledge, as a sworn 'commissioner, of Butler, and his conviction that he never contemplated wilful murder. The memorial was then read. After stating the fact of the condemnation of the prisoner, it went on to state—" That ,many of your memorialists were present at the trial of the prisoner, and heard the whole of the evidence against and for him, and were unable to concur in the verdict of the jury, notwithstanding it met with the approbation of the judge who tried the prisoner. That, in the judg ment of your memorialists, such evidence did not exclude the probability that the deceased might have come by her death by voluntary or accidental drowning. Your memorialists respectfully submit that there is grave and serious doubt upon the pro priety of this prisoner's :conviction, and that the mind of society is entitled to be relieved from the dread apprehension that [Allies it that while the majesty of the law is being vindicated to man, a sight more fearful in the eyes of God may be en acted in the mistaken sacrifice of another human life. Your memorialists, therefore, humbly pray that the recommendation by the jury of the pliso- Der to the merciful consideration of the Court may be brought under the gracious consideration of the Crown, and the life of the convict be spared." Alderman HILL, in seconding the adoption of the memorial, said he did not hold himself responsible for the whole of the statements that had been made by Mr Williams, and expressed a fear that if they went to the quarter where the memorial was ad dressed they would be unfavourably received. He supported the memorial on the broad basis that the life of a fellow creature ought not to be taken on such evidence as that given at the trial. On the motion of Alderman WEBB, seconded by Alderman WOOD, a deputation was appointed to present the memorial, and the meeting broke up. The memorial had received about 100 signatures at 5 o'clock last evening. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. The arrivals of home-grown wheat fresh up to our market to-day were small. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state for all descriptions ; nevertheless good and fine dry samples were disposed of at fully late rates. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. Gene rally speaking the trade was quiet, no change took place in prices compared with Wednesday. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at previous currencies. There was a fair supply of barley on the stands. Malting descriptions were in slow request at late rates. For grinding and distilling qualities the demand ruled inactive on former terms. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms, There was a moderate supply of oats on the stands. Nearly all descriptions were in steady request, and prices ruled tolerably firm, Beans and peas End a slow sale at late currencies. The flour trade was quiet on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEE. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. English. Irish Foreign - 9,300 eke brls BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business passing in our market is very moderate, Prices, however, continue firm, awl are with out quotable change from our last report. per cwt. New Mid and East Kent New Weald of Kent New Sussex Yearlings .. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and tho trade is slow, at our quotations. Per Sib. by the carcase. stied inferior beef .. 2 10 3 4 Middling- do. .. 3 6 4 0 Prime largo do. 4 2 4 4 Do. small d 0... 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 6 4 2 rufrior mutton. 3 6 4 sdsd Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Primo do .. 4 6 4 Jo Vaal .. 3 10 4 10 Small pork . 4 4 4 8 Lamb 0 0 0 0 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Witness—Yes, air. She appeared very much excited, and said she intended to destroy herself and was tired of her life. I took her into custody, and seiz:d the glass and the mixture. A muddy.looking fluid, a combination of ale and oxalic acid, which the most thirsty soul would not be tempted to taste, was here produced. An intelligent boy, named Charles Kent, of No. 19A, Jubilee -street, Stepney, said he was in a beerahop and saw the prisoner, who had a paper containing poison, and said she was going to poison herself. He followed her and saw her go into the Miners's Arms and put it into the ale. She was about to drink it, and ho spoko to a gentleman, who took the glass from her, and called in a police con stable. Inspector Griffin, of tho K division, hero said—The pri. saner was here yesterday morning, and fined for being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. The prisoner —It is all through my husband. He has left me. Mr Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week. 111ARYLEBONE. CONVICTION OF AN ORGAN GRINDER,—A young Italian named Antonio Taglioni, of Liquorpond-streot, Clerken well, was charged with playing an organ in Manchester square, to the annoyance of an inhabitant, and refusing to go away when requested on account of illness. George Collis deposed that he was in the service of Mr Babbage, of 1, Dorset-street, Manchester-square. Last evening, about six o'clock, there was loud playing of an organ near to his master's house, who was ill and had not been able to leave his room for several days. At his mas ter's request he went and told the prisoner to desist and go away as his master was ill. He did not go at once, but, upon being again requested, he went to the other side of the street and again commenced playing. Witness again asked him to go, at the same time telling him (prisoner) that Mr Babbage was ill. He continued playing, and some of the people around gave the prisoner some money, whilst others were dancing. As he would not go witness fetched a police. man and gave him into custody. Prisoner (through his interpreter) said—He understood the prosecutor wanted him to go away, but thinking that he was only a drunken passer by he took no notice. He declined to go till he (prosecutor) pulled his stick and let the organ fall on the ground. Mr Mansfield said ho Cid not believe this, and sentenced the prisoner to pay a penalty of 408, or in default to be im prisoned for a month. Decision under the ( 4 Truck Act." In the Sheffield County Court on Wednesday a decision of considerable importance under the Truck Act was'deli vered by Mr T. Ellison, judge. On the previous Wednesday an action had been heard in which the Messrs. Hattersley, fender manufacturers, of Wentworth-street, sought to re • cover £6 15s. 2d, from a man named G. Ryalls, of Bond street, for goods sold. It appeared at the trial that the defendant had been in the employment of the plaintiffs as a foreman, and that he had purchased from them a gold watch, an iron bedstead, a quantity of perfumes, and other articles, which were to be paid for, as the plaintiffs alleged, by weekly instalments, but which were in reality, as the defendant asserted, paid for by stoppages from his wages each week. He alleged that he and other workmen were compelled to purchase goods from the plaintiffs as a means of retaining their situations. The defendant's solicitor, Mr Gould, raised the objection that this evidence brought the case within the Truck Act, but the plaintiffs contended that the defendant, being a foreman, was not a " workman or artificer" within the meaning of that act, The defendant replied that he had frequently worked at the manufacture of fenders as an ordinary workman ; and the judge said he could not discover that the foreman was anything more than a workman of a higher grade. The case was adjourned until yesterday, when his honour asked Mr Fretson if he had been able to find any cases in which it was held that a foreman was not a workman ? Mr Fretson replied ho had not. The Judge observed that the defendant's evidence was that he bought things constantly from the plaintiffs, and that he had between £6O and £7O worth of goods from them, and that certain sums wore deducted from his wages every week. He also said that he himself worked at the trade as fender maker. Originally he was a workman, then he was made foreman, but during part of the time in which he held that post he worked at the trade as an ordinary workman, and that that was part of his business. Mr Gould objected that the defendant was an artificer, and he relied also upon the act generally as showing that a contract such auch as had been shown was void, as against the policy of the law, but there did not appear to him (the judge) to be any case for the defendant upon that ground. The 6th sec tion of the act, however, was a sufficient answer to the do mani of the plaintiffs in this case. The section enacted that "no employer of any artificer in any of the trades enu merated should be entitled to maintain any action or suit against any such artificer for or in respect of goods or mer chandise, &c., supplied to any such artificer by such em ployer while in his employment, or on account of his wages or in reward of his labour." If the section had stopped there there might have been a question, but it went on to say, "or for or in respect of any goods sold or delivered to him at any shop or warehouse kept by such employer, or in the profits of which such employer had a share." From the evidence in this case it was quite clear that the employer was in the habit of selling goods to the workmen he employed ; and the question then arose, was the defen dant, being a foreman, an artificer ? He had given that point the best consideration he could, and ho thought that a foreman was clearly within the meaning of the act, and that view was supported by the defendant's evidence, which showed that he had worked as an ordinary work.. man. He must hold that a foreman was an artificer within the meaning of the act, and there would be judg ment for the defendant, without costs.—Mr Gould applied for costs. The defendant's case had not been heard, but judgment had been given upon a technical point, whilst there was a good defence upon the merits. —Mr Fretson— You would scarcely have relied upon the technical defence if you had had a good answer otherwise.—The Judge—l supposed Mr Gould had no answer upon the merits, and I dealt with the defence as a technical defence. In truth, the defendant says, " I have had the goods, and I owe yen money, but you are not entitled to recover." I don't say that I assume you had no other defence, but I am rather inclined so to think, I do not think you would have raised that defence if you had had a better.—Judg ment for the defendant, without costs. SUICIDE ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—On Sunday evening, as one of the plate-layers at the Red-hill station was examining the line he came upon the body of a female whose head had been severed from her body by a passing train. The deceased has not been identified, but it was evident she must have committed suicide, and the coroner's jury rlturned a verdir;t to that effect. ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S.—WiIIiam Clarence, de. scribed as an accountant, but who refused his address, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing a gold chain, and some lockets, of the value of .£lO, from the shop of Mr Jules Rochet, jeweller, GS, Piccadilly. _ _ Mr Ed ward Lewis, of Great Marborough-street,appeared for the prisoner, The prisoner went into the shop of Mr Rochet while he was serving a lady and gentleman, and asked for a common key. He was saved with the key, and the lady and gen tleman I,ft. Directly they had gone Mr Rochet missed a chain and five lockets, of the value of £lO, and on the pri soner be ng taxed with taking them he said he would Fay for them, at the same time pulling a locket from his pocket, and he afterwards too': a chain and three lockets from his coat. pocket and placed them on a glass case on the counter, and said ho would pay for them. Ile was then given into custody of Ricketts, 127 U, when he denied taking the articles. Mr Lewis addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's behalf, requesting, as he had been seen by detectives from the different divisions, and not known, the magistrate to deal with the case, there being every reason to believe it was the prisoner's first (fleece. Mr Knox &dined to c eal with the prisoner, and com milted him for trial. OBSCENE PHOTOGRAPHS.—J,,rnes Brewer, dealer in photographs, &c., of Castle-street, Leicrster-,quare, ap peared before ➢lr Knox, to answer a summons taken out by Inspector Walker, of the C Division, for having a quantity of obscene photographic representations in his possession. The photographic representations which had been seized by the inspector, were produced, and were of a disgusting nature. Mr Ring, of the firm of Wood and Ring, who appeared For the defendant, said he was only servant to another per- Mr Knox asked whether the defendant would consent to have the articles destroyed ? Mr Ring said he would. The articles were then ordered to be destrcyed, and the prisoner discharged. _ PARISH PROSECUTION OF A BROTHEL-KEEPER —Ann Saunders, of 62, Charlotte-street, described as a lodging house keeper, was brought before Mr Knox, on a warrant, charged with keeping a brothel. Mr Knight, from the cfdee of Mr Randall, solicitor to the authorities of St. Marylebone, the prosecutors, appeared for the prosecution, Evidence having been given that the prisoner was the person keeping the how°, she was committed to the ses sions, bail bring taken, herself in £3O and two sureties in £4O each. THAMES. ALE AND OXALIC ACID.—ATTEMPTED well dressed woman named Hannah tJrayston, aged 4.5, the wife of a carpenter, «as brought before Mr Partridge charged with attempting to commit suicide. John Horne, a police constable, No. 283 K, stated that last night, at 9 o'clock, he was called into the Mercer's Arms publichouse in Jubilee-street, Stepney, where he found the prisoner, who had a glass of ale and sugar of lead before her. Mr Partridge—A curious mixture; did she intend to drink it ? Horrid Outrage at Glarigow, your crime, bad as it ia, is not beyond the reach of God's mercy. I earnestly beseech you to pray that you may be forgiven one of the gravest crimes which I have ever known to be committed. Pray that you may get a now heart, and that tho evil passions which led you to this crime may, by he grace of God, be overthrown in your heart; and if that be the result, even penal servitude for life will be a blessing to your soul. The sentence of the Court is that you suffer, penal servitude during the whole period of your natura life. The prisoner was then removed from the bar, Board of Trade Returns The official returns relating to trade and navigation for the 11 months ending Nov. 30, 1864, have just been pub lished, From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United kingdom during that period was £148,340,865, against £132,135,368 in the like period of 1863, showing an increase of £16,205,497. The increase is most perceptible in beer and ale, coals and culm, cotton yarn, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, and woollen and worsted manufactures. The Importations of the principal articles were larger for the 11 months as regards live animals, raw cotton, sheep and lambs' wool, flax, hemp, quicksilver, rice, coffee, brandy, timber, tobacco, and wine, but there is a diminution in guano, potatoes, provisions, raw silk, tallow, cocoa, wheat, barley, flour, currants, rum, unrefined sugar, and tea. The shipping accounts exhibit a slight increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the 11 months, both as regards the entries inwards and the clearances outwards, In the coasting trade for the same period 867.853 tons more were employed than in the corresponding period of 1863 for the entries inwards, while there was a decrease of 11,930 in the clearances outwards. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day -- --.... The excess of stock, about 114,000 bales, has caused a very quiet market. Sales, uncertain, but probably about 5,000 bales, at a decline of about *d. in short and staple cotton. The return issued from the Bank of France is likewise unfavourable. The discounts have been increased £1,380,000, the advances £53,200, and the notes in circulation £190,000. The bullion has been reduced by £160,000, but the Treasury balances show an augmentation of £760,000, and the current accounts of £600,000. THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE.— WOLVERHAMPTON, Dee. 29.—The preliminary meeting of the ironmasters of this district was held at the Swan Hotel this afternoon ; Mr W. 0. Foster, M.P., in the chair. A resolution was unanimously carried to the effect that the prices of finished iron remain as heretofore. It was also resolved that in the interests of the trade a panel of gentlemen be appiinted to act as a committee of the trade, and that they, in the rotation of their names, be appointed to act as chairmen of the iron trade of South Staffordshire fot one year each. The names of the gentlemen selected to constitute this panel are the chairman of this meeting, Mr Wm. Mathews, Mr John Hartley, Mr Win. Barrows, Mr Gee. Barker, Mr Walter Williams, juu., Mr Frederick Smith, and Mr W. M. Sparrow —names well known as being among the beads of the trade in this district, The course which the smelt men and puddlers will pursue in re ference to the proposed reductions in their wages scale is not yet known, as the notices will be given on Saturday ; but as the step which the masters have taken has been forced upon them by the depressed state of the trade, and is, moreover, a reasonable one, it is to be hoped that the men will consult their own interests and acquiesce. With the suffering and desolation resulting from the colliers' strike before their eyes, no rational man will, it may be supposed, be lured into a repetition of that folly. It may be remembered that about a year ago M. Dubray, statuary, was deprived by an accident of the fruit of a long labour. He had just completed the model of an equestrian statue of Napoleon I. for the Hotel-de-Ville at Rouen, where the iron snpports of the work gave way beneath the weight of the mass of plaster, and the statue falling to the ground to pieces. Nothing discouraged, M. Dubray again set to work, and in ten months the statue has been again completed, and is now ready to be cast in bronze. SHOCKING DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.—.—YeSterk day Mr Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at St. George's Hospital, upon the body of Mr George Gi'strap,' aged 40, of the firm of Gilstrap and Sons, misters, of Newark, Nottinghamshire, who was crushed beneath an express train at 13alham station, on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. From the evidence it appeared that on the 26th inst. the deceased was noticed upon the platform of the Balham station waiting for a train. Before it arrived, however, ho left a little boy who was with him and proceeded to the end of the platform. At this time the one o'clock express train from Hastings was due, and the driver of the engine, whilst at 150 yards distance, noticed the deceased standing on the line, and from the manner in which he was arranging his dress, believed he had got down from the platform for a natural con venience. The engine driver sounded his whistle at once, but without avail, and before the deceased could got out of the way the buffer of the engine struck and hurled him beneath the train. The train was pulled up as soon as possible, when the unfortunate gentleman was found upon the line most dreadfully injured. Without delay he was placed in the guard's van of another train and brought to the hospital. 0 ther evidence showed that the deceased had no right to have gone to the p'.aco he did, as every convenience was provided at the station. Mr Barker, house surgeon of the St George's Hospital,stated that ho found on theadmission of the deceased that ho was in an extreme state of collapse. The left leg was completely smashed, the bones protruding, whilst both foot had been severed. The left arm was fractured, and the back severely injured. Every possible remedy was adopted, but the deceased gradually sank, and expired about half past three o'clock the same day, ftom the combined injuries he had received. The deceased was, notwithstanding, sensible up to the time of his death, and spoke of the cir cumstances of the occurrence as borne out by the witnesses. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." LORD MACAULAY, paesing one day through Seven-dial P, one of the lowest neighbourhoods of London, bought a handful of ballads from some street folk who were bawling out their contents to a gaping audience Proceeding on his way home, ho was astonished, on Pud denly stopping, to find himself surrounded by half a score of urchins, their faces beaming with expectation. " Now, then, my lads, what is it ?" said he. " Oh, that's a good'un," replied one of the boys, "after we've come all this way." "Bat what are you waiting for?" asked the histori,m, astonished at the lad's familiarity, " Waiting ford Why, ain't yeu going to sing, gu,v'ner At the Glasgow winter assizes, on Wednesday, before Lord Ardmillan, Mike M'Glinchy was charged with rape, " in so far as, on the 16th July last, on the Broomloan or Sandy Holes-road, parish of Govan, he attacked Margaret Addie, and did strike her on the head and face, and knock her down, and pull her along the ground into a field, and did there kick her on the head and face, and compress her throat and ravish her." He was also charged with intent to ravish. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty as libelled, is about 25 or 30 years of age, and did not exhibit any signs of brutality. The Advocate-Depute stated tlr.t, after deliberate consi deration of the case, he had decided to restrict the pains of law to an arbitrary punishment. Mr Male, who appeared for the prisoner, called several witnesses, who gave him an excellent character up to the time of the outrage in question. They described him as being very inoffensive, and as having conducted himself in a regular manner. The prisoner's counsel addressed the Court in mitigation of punishment. It appeared, ho said, that the crime was committed under the influence of drink, and although in general drink is an aggravation of an cifence, yet in a peculiar case of this nature—a case caused by excitement of passion—it might have been in a moment of almost what ono might call temporary insanity that ho was ltd to commit this most brutal and unjustifiable assault. Lord Ardmillian, in passing sentence, said to the prisoner —According to the law of Scotland, as still unaltered, rape committed under circumstances such as the present, is a capital charge, You may consider yourself most extremely fortunate that the prosecutor has felt it to be his duty not to demand a capital sentence. Had he demanded that I should have had no alternative but to have pro nounced it. As it stands, however, this is a confession of rape—completed rape upon the person of a woman, and committed under circumstances of the gravest and most aggravated character—an outrage such 'as has rarely happened in Scotland. In the midst of summer, ere day light had altogether departed, a respectable woman walk- ing alone—having retired to no lonely spot, but walking where she was en itled to expect to be free from such vio lence—is seized, attacked, and assaulted in the most furious manner, grievously injured, and ravished contrary to her will, and notwithstanding her resistance. The law of this country protects the honour of a woman as much as the life of a human being; and there is no graver offence than wil ful, violent forcing of the honour of a woman. But the commisssiun of this acE, under the circumstances here set forth, was accompanied by violence of such a charac. ter as to make this one of the most fearful outrages that this country has ever seen ; and therefore the sen tence of the court in your case must be one which pro. tects the public in all time coming from your violence; and it must further be ono which will duly warn all others in whom violent passions, inflamed by drink, might pro duce such fearful consequences. Having said this, I have not another word to add to pain your heart under these circumstances. But if you have a heart at all, I would, in one word, pray you to remember that whatever may be your guilt, and though no human law can do no more for you than close you up in penal service for the remainder of your life, there is a law which you have broken in regard to which mercy may be obtained; and I pray you to remember that SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EALING STEEPLECHASES. There aro at last strong sympto;;o;:tlhese steeple. chases, so frequently postponed on account of frost, will come off. The promoter of the meeting informs us that in consequence of the decided thaw which has set in there is every probability of the sports being held on Tuesday and Wednesday next, and the meeting is once more put off to those days. Owners and trainers will thus have time to send their horses to the scene of action. son. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865, JANUARY. Manchester FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring . `1 I Nottingham Spring MARCH. Derby Spring Liverpool spring Shrewsbury Spring 9 Doncaster Spring . Warwick Spring . Chelmsford Spring Northrtrupton 4 Croxton Park 7 Durham Newmarket Cri.ven Catterick Bridge . Thirsk .. ...... ... Ep6orn Spring .... Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1 Chester York Spring .... Salisbury Bath Epsom '. - urniner..4lol NE• Epsom Summer (con.).. 1 Manchester Ascot .. l3 Alexandra Park 2O Ju Hampton Newton Newcastle Worcester Summer LY. Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Nottingham Summer Chesterfield Good wood AUG Huntingdon Reading Egham Oxford York August 22 'ST. Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter Derby Summer SEPTE: Weymouth (continued), 1 Leice4,ter 7 Doncaster Brecon OCT Northallerton 5 Novmarket Second Oct 9 I Weymouth .. ;MBER. Newmarket Houghton Worcester Autumn NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn (continued) Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening, ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Totes issued ........X28,036,475j £28,03 . 6,475 BANKING D , Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exchc- , EPARTMENT. r Government Seon- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,824,542 Other Securities 19,786,541 Notes Gold and Silver 714,499 Coin quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Aa- counts) 8,601,125 Other Deposits- 13,010,143 Seven Day and other Bills 437,450 X 39,989,072 £39,989,072 r. MILLER, Chief Cashier. Dec. 29, 1861. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, axd fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Laura, from 13jorneborg for Cette. GRIMSBY, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lord Car digan, screw steamer, from Hamburg—Francis Arcot, from San Sebastian. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Fran cisco, from Iquique—Genius, from Z ante for Hamburg— Medea, from Valparaiso. CLYDE, Dee. 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Elizabeth Kanee, from Surinen—Freza,from Sulina—Dragon,steamer, from Charente. DUNDEE ; Dec. 28.—Wind S,E,—Sailed—Brilliant, for Quebec. QUEENSTOIVN, Dec. D.—Wind W.—Arrived—Agana Arzanne, from Sagua la Grand. SWANSEA, Deo. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Vulcan, from Bordeaux. HARWICH, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zealous, from Antwerp—Superb, from Shields for Alexandria, towed WI leaky. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 29.—Taurora, from Malmo. Arrived, Dec, 30—Governor, from Terceira ; Resters, Stockholm. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, in tow, Dac, 39—Spirit of the North, from Lon don, for Sydney. • Pasaed—Hopo, of Scarborough, from Sunderland, for ➢lartinique. REOPENING OF THE LAW OFFlCES.—Yesterday the common law dices were reopened after the Christmas recess. The courts will not resume business until the 11th January, the first day of Hilary Term. About Go tons of copper ore are now brought monthly to Southampton from the Cape of Good Hope by the Cape mail packet. This ore a few years ago was worth nearly £2O a ton. It is now doubled in value. A map has just been published at Berlin, with the title: " Map of the Hereditary Prussian Domains in Schleswig; and Holstein." The districts represented as be longing to Prussia by right aro those of Rendsburg, Rein feld, and Ahrenskack, in Holstein ; the Isles of Alsen and Arrack, the Sundewitt, with the billiwicks of Apenrads and Flensburg, in Schleswig. The rest of the Duchies falls to either the Prince of Augustenburg or the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, as may be decided. AN ARTIST WITHOUT ARMS.—There dwells in Antwerp an artist named Fillu, who, born NN ith out arms, educated his feet effectively to do their work. His taste directed his choice of life. He became a painter, and has succeeded in being a very accomplished one. He may be seen. in the museum, copying with groat fidelity some great work or other. Ho balances himself with ease and firmness on a stool, grasps his reauletick and palette with the left great toe, and with the right uses the brush with perfect facility. The toes of his feet are alone ex posed. M, Fillu has a most agreeable and intelligent physiognomy.--Ar ,Tour nal. A melancholy case of suicide took place three days ago at Verberie (Oise). A man named Vignon, 52 years of age, who had been employed as letter-carrier for the rural district for many years, and had acquired general confidence from the manner in which he die • charged his duties, had a sum of 2,000 francs in bank notes confided to him by the cashier of a manu- factory, and for which he was to bring back gold and silver. When Vignon arrived at Verherie he was horrified at finding that he had lost the notes, and in a moment of despair, at the idea of his honesty being suspected, he hanged himself. Scarcely an hour after the notes were returned to the person to whom they belonged, the packet having been picked up by a man who was passing along the road, and who found the address of the owner on the paper in which they were wrapped up. THE SIGNAL CORPS IN THE AMERICAN ARMIES. —This signal corps is an institution peculiar to the American armies. On marches and during battles, high and commanding positions are occupied by squadrons of this corps, who communicate with each other by flags, on the old semaphore system, and report all important com munications to their generals. The corps was found very useful last year, and has been much increased since, When Jackson was forcing tko surrender of Harper's Ferry he was able to communicate from the Virginia Heights with M‘Laws, who was on the Maryland Heights, by means of two posts of the signal corps ; whilst, if he had been obliged to send couriers, they would have to make a detour of 25 miles.—lllackwood's Magazine for January. _ SHIPBUILDING ON FOREIGN ACCOUNT.—In the course of 1863 three sailing vessels of the aggregate bur den of 1,081 tons, and 35 steam vessels of the aggregate burden of 16,236 tons, were built in the United King dom for foreigners. Of the sailing vessels one was built at Glocester and two at Hull. Of the steam-vessels two were built at Cowes, seven at Hull, two at Liverpool, seven at London, five at Newcastle, four at Glasgow, two at Greenock, and one at Port Glasgow. MURDER IN IRELAND.—LONGFORD, DEC. 28. Thomas Reynolds, petty sessions clerk, was fired at at Rathcone, about 9 o'clock last night, and wounded, from the efkcts of which he died this limning about 8 o'clock. The constabulary have made some arrests, and I have heard that the outrage is of an agrarian diaracter.— Hconan's ,Tourna4 Richmond .. 19 Monmouth .... Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist October 26 'OBBR Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, ls. G. R. Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park ; Sunday Times Office,' Fleet-street; and all agents. LOCKET'S Derby Analysis at a glance shows what the field for the Blue Riband will be selected from ; and con tains also selections for all the great three - year-old citests, selections for Manchester meeting, Waterloo Cup, &c. Price one shilling; had from Sunday Times office, and all the usual agents, or from E. Locket, Box L 2, Manchester, and G. R. Glenie, Connaught-terrace, Hyde -park. PRICE ONE SHlLLlNG,—Nimrod's (Editor of the " Turf") " Analysis of the Derby, Two Thousand, and Oaks ;" together with a copious index of dates of the most remarkable racing occurrences.—" Turf " Office, 3, Shoe-- lane, Fleot-street ; and Glenio's Sporting Library, Con naught• terrace, Hyde-park, W. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. ,32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 28th day of Dec. 1864: Government Debt X 11,015,1“ Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,386,475 Silver Bullion .... £28,030,475 THIRD EDITIO. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening, - FOREIGN OFFICE, DEc. 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Brackenbury, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Charente, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Philippine Islands. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Henry Prendergast Vereker, now her Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande do Sul, to be her Majesty's Consul at Charente. \VAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 30, 4th Regim en t o f H ussars —Li eutenant John Kennedy to be Capt a i n , by purchase, vice Russell England, who re. tires.--- Cornet William Mansel Dylwyn Llewelyn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kennedy—Henry Askew Cherry, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, rice Llewe lyn. 13th Hussars—Stafl Surgeon Lancelot Armstrong, M.D. to be Surgeon, vice Henry March Webb, M,8., who tx changes. 14 . h Hussars —Lieutenant the Honourable Frederick.' Amherst to be Captain, by pu rc h ase, vice Cecil Frederio Holder, who retires—Cornet James Georg e Gl yn Sh aw to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the H onoura bl e F . Amherst—George Robert Elwee, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Shaw. 16th Lancers, Surgeon Major James Macbeth, M.D., freer the 74th Fuot, to be Surgeon, vice William E. er Park„ deceased. Royal Artillery—Staff Assistant Surgeon James Kelly to be Assistant Surgeon, vice John Alexander Scott, whose appointment is notified in the Gag Ate of Sept, 20, 1864, has been cancelled. 9th Regiment of Foot—Gentleman Cadet Auguaius Keith, Abbott, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Edward Vernon, drowned—Gen. Oman Cadet Frederick Woodhouse James, from thee Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Reginald Heber Blunt, drowned. 15th Foot--Ensign John James Osborne to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Edward J. Boultbee, drowned— Gentleman Cadet George Hugh Coles Dyce, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Osborne. 20th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Hamilton Barlow, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Owes Tudor Burne, promoted to an Unattached Company, without purchase. 24th Foot—Staff Surgeon Freerick Tydd Abbott to be Surgeon, vice James Lewis Holloway, appointed to the Staff. 25th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Robert Leslie, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice John O'Hea, who retires—En sign John Albert Vincent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leslie—Francis Hargrave Tindal Curtis, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vincent. 26th Foot--Gentleman Cadet Augustus Richard Davies, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Howard Molyneux Edward Brunker, pro. rooted. 41st Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon Valentine Maher to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Frederick Tydd Abbott, pro moted. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Blake Eagle, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant, vice Hume, who ex. changes. 54th :Foot—Lieutenant Lancelot Kerby Edwards to ba Captain, by purchase, vice A. Robert Guy Evered, who retires—Ensign William Charles Chitty Erskine to ba Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edwards—Walter Thomas Timbroll, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vics Erskine. 60th Foot—Ensign Charles Gathorne Hardy to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Thomas Wentworth Martin Ed. munds, who retires—Thomas North Dick-Lauder, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Warren, pro moted—Percy Alexander ohn Hope Johnstone, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hardy. 74th Foot—Staff Surgeon Charles John White to be Sur geon, vice Surgeon Major James Macbeth, M.D., ap pointed to the 16th Lancers. 75th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Francis Daniell to bee Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Richard Wadesoa, promoted. 77th Foot—Lieutenant Harcourt M. Bengongh to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice John Augustus Staines, who re. tires—Ensign Cockburn Forte to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Bengough—Nathaniel Gill Beadnell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robert Anderson Leigh ton Walker, who retires—Henry Francis Hurlock, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Forte, 91st Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon John Alexander Scott to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Hugh Mackay Macbeth, appointed to the Staff. 95d Foot—Surgeon William Munro, M.D., having com pleted 20 years' full pay service, to be Surgeon Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Ist October 1853. 94th Foot—Lieut. Caulfield French to be Captain, bp purchase, vice Wm. Collum, who retires—Ensign Robt,. Lovell Gwatkin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice French, Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Charles Wheler Hume, from the 48th. Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Eagle, who exchanges—Staff' Surgeon John By Cale Reade to be Surgeon, vice Joseph. Thomas La Presle, deceased. 3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Richard Wilson to bet Adjutant, vice Lieut. Edward Douglas Jones, who re signs the appointment. UNATTACHED.—Captain and Brevet Major George Deem Pitt, from the 80th Foot, to be Major, without pnr chase—Captain and B reve t C o l one l Joseph Edward Addi son, from half pay 97th Foot, to be Major, without put. chase. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.—Brevet Colonel Joaeph, Edward Addison, Major half-pay, late 70th Foot, to ha Major and Superintendent of Studies, vice Brevet Colonel. Lacy, appointed Commandant Staff College. STAFF COLLEGE.—Brevet Colonel Thomas E. Lacy, Major hall-pay 72d Foot, from Major and Superintendent of Studies, Royal Military College, to be Commandant, vice, Brevet Colonel Napier, appointed to the Staff in Ireland, as a Brigadier General. MEDICAL DEPARTHENT.—Surgeon Henry March Webb, ' M. 8., from the 13th Hussars, to be Staff Surgeon, vice Lancelot Armstrong, M.D., who exchanges—Surgeon James Lea is Holloway, from the 24th Foot, to be Staff' Surgeon, vice John By Cole Reade, appointed to the, Rifle Brigade—Assistant Surgeon Frederick Tydd Ab. bott, from the 41st Foot, to be Staff Surgeon—Assistant Surgeon Hugh Mackay Macbeth, from the 9th Foot, toi be Staff Assistant Surgeon, vice John Alexander Scott, appointed to the 91st Foot. BREVET. Brevet Colonel Wm. C. E. Napier, Major, Unattached, to have the temporary rank of Brigadier General while is command of a brigade. Major and Brevet Lieut. Colonel Thomas Henry Clifton, half pay, Unattached, having completed the qualifying Service in the rank of Lieut. Colonel, to be Colonel, ma• der the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858. Captain and Brevet Major Frederick Gordon Christie, retired full pay, late Staff Officer of Pensioners, to have the honorary rank of Lieut. Colonel. MEMORANDUM.—Captain and Brevet Major John St. Leger, half pay, York Chasseurs, has been permitted to re. tire from the Service by the sale of his Commission, under the condition of the Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of Feb. 15, 1861. WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, DEC. 30. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Captain and Brevet Major John &Donnell to be Major, by purchase, vice Thomas Hare, who retires. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 2S. The following promotions have been made :—Mr Henry Tornton to be Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet—Mr Michael Joseph Shannon to be First Class Assistant Engi neer—Mr William Theodore Ray to be First Class Assistant Engineer. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial hil l p ortance in the Gazette : Charles Burgin, steel manufacturer, Sheffield Joseph Lambert, colliery owner, Chesterfield George Jeffrey, innkeeper, Bridport Eli Wise, maltman, Bloxham John Bagley, collar manufacturer, Camberwell James Box, pianoforte maker, Blackheath Thomas M. Wigley, builder, Birmingham Charles H. Louis Muller, timber merchant, Middles. borough Henry Grove, grocer, Rowledge, Surrey John Bylord, cattle dealer, Mistley, Essex Thomas Cunningham, licensed victualler, Acton Warwick Hill, cabinetmaker, Shoreditch John Holden, auctioneer, Manchester Henry Bunting, fishmonger, Belper Edward Johnson, grocer, Birmingham Francis Fusseli, tobacconist, Chatham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Dunnett, Brown, and Co„ merchants, Glasgow Andrew Roy and Son, brewers, Allea James Young, sen., tallow chandler, Glasgow Archibald Lauder, hotelkeeper, Dunoon Hugh Maclntyre, merchant, Ross-shire David Turnbull, joiner, Dalleages, Ayrshire Course of Exchange,—This Day. Amsterdam -- - .. Short. 11 14 Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18/ Antwerp . .... 25 45 Brussels — 25 45 Hamburg Paris . . Ditto Marseilles — 25 47/ Frankfort on Maine .— 119/ Vienna Trieste Peteraburgh —29 f Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan.... Genoa 11 15 11 181 11 181 25 50 25 50 13 71 25 "40 25 52 25 52 120 i 11 95 11 95 30 46 47 25 67i 25 67t 25 671 461 471 25 nt 25 72i 25 72k 25 72/ 25 72i 25 721 L 3 17 9 Naples . 25 67i Palermo.. 25 67i Messina — 25 671 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standa r d)...... per oz. THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.—As yet th ere h ave not been many casualti es on the Confederate side since the siege of Ch ar l es t on has commenced ; and General Jordan tells me he has calculated that it takes the Yankee 70,000 pounds weight of iron to kill or wound a Confederate soldier. Still the incessant, tremendous, deafening, aqacant crashing of the enormous guns affects the nerves of the men, and they ate thoroughly knocked up at the end of their five days' ser vierx ; and the worthy miesiortrries who hold revival fund prayer meetings at the d,fferent camps, reap a large harvest or repentant converts each time the garrison, is rr_licva—Blackicood's Magazine for Jai:nary. The Dovere, of Genoa, publishes a letter addressed by Mezzini to the subscribers of that journal who do not pay, in which he severely comments upon ;heir avarice, which induces them to refuse an annual subscription of sfr, to a journal which exercises a high moral mission. " Ay," he adds, " sfr., which they would not refuse to those who provide them with objects of personal necessity." PLYMOUTH, Dec. 29.—The Essex from Port Philip Sept. 29, passed off this port to-day. She brings 140 passengers, 21,000 mi. of gold, and a cargo of wool, tallow, leather, and other colonial produce. 11 passengers landed here this afternoon by pilot boat, I